How to Test a Website for Session Timeout Errors?

by Nataliia Vasylyna | November 21, 2016 8:08 am

Website testing is a special type of checking which usually includes many stages. Manual testing[1] commonly goes slightly into automated testing[2], and then, vice versa.

A website, as a communication channel, may contain many sorts of functional errors, user interface defects, and so on. One of such mistakes which may be stumbled upon by a user is an unexpected session timeout. It means that a system has a time limit for one site session and the proper notification should appear when the user does not utilize a webpage for more than the stipulated time.

If so, then a user needs to log in once more again. If not – a user still has an opportunity to easily go on with the system and data – the testers have a problem with the session timeout. This is exactly the part that should be checked deeply and differently.

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Endnotes:
  1. Manual testing: https://qatestlab.com/services/We-Are-Professionals-in/manual-testing/
  2. automated testing: https://qatestlab.com/services/We-Are-Professionals-in/automated-testing/
  3. functional checking: https://qatestlab.com/services/We-Are-Professionals-in/functional-testing/
  4. Navigating the Web: The Power of Cross-Browser Testing: https://blog.qatestlab.com/2024/02/07/cross-browser-testing-2/
  5. Is your website launch worth generating buzz?: https://blog.qatestlab.com/2019/02/06/website-launch-readiness/
  6. How quality of your website defines its success: https://blog.qatestlab.com/2018/02/12/test-website-quality/

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